Natural resources — rents, extraction, land, energy, depletion (World Bank) — Access to electricity (% of population) — 6 countries, 1990 to 2024
Dataset

Natural resources — rents, extraction, land, energy, depletion (World Bank)

Natural resources — rents, extraction, land, energy, depletion (World Bank). Collected from World Bank Group (igo) on a quarterly cadence. 361 records spanning 2005-12-31 to 2025-12-31, covering GHA, NER, CIV, NGA, SEN, GMB, CPV, BFA, TG...

· 2005-12-31 — 2025-12-31
economyquarterlyquantitative
Topic
Economy
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Quantitative
Institution / Source
World Bank Group
Region
West Africa
country
Ghana
Temporal Coverage
2005-12-31 — 2025-12-31
Data Source
natural_resources
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
CC-BY-4.0
Tags
economy
quarterly
quantitative
Description
Natural resources — rents, extraction, land, energy, depletion (World Bank). Collected from World Bank Group (igo) on a quarterly cadence. 361 records spanning 2005-12-31 to 2025-12-31, covering GHA, NER, CIV, NGA, SEN, GMB, CPV, BFA, TGO, BEN, GNB, GIN, MLI, MRT, SLE, LBR. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 361
temporal span: 2005-12-31 to 2025-12-31
countries covered: 16
data kind: quantitative
evidence class: primary
licence: CC-BY-4.0
republishable: yes
top countries: GHA (23), NER (23), CIV (23), NGA (23), SEN (23)
record types: resource_series (361)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
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Natural resources — rents, extraction, land, energy, depletion (World Bank) — Access to electricity (% of population) — 6 countries, 1990 to 2024
US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (US Treasury) — records per country — top 12 of 16
Dataset

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (US Treasury)

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (US Treasury). Collected from US Department of the Treasury, OFAC (state) on a daily cadence. 477 records spanning coverage period not dated, covering MLI, LBR, GMB, NGA, TGO, SLE, BEN, CIV, GIN, GH...

· undated
lawdailyqualitative
Topic
Law
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
US Department of the Treasury, OFAC
Region
West Africa
country
Mali
Temporal Coverage
undated
Data Source
us_ofac_sdn_primary
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
US Government work — public domain
Tags
law
daily
qualitative
Description
US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (US Treasury). Collected from US Department of the Treasury, OFAC (state) on a daily cadence. 477 records spanning coverage period not dated, covering MLI, LBR, GMB, NGA, TGO, SLE, BEN, CIV, GIN, GHA, SEN, MRT, BFA, NER, GNB, CPV. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 477
temporal span: coverage period not dated
countries covered: 16
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: US Government work — public domain
republishable: yes
top countries: MLI (193), LBR (119), GMB (38), NGA (38), TGO (31)
record types: sanctions_designation (477)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (US Treasury) — records per country — top 12 of 16
Institutional document libraries (WordPress media API) — 11 most active of 11, 2014–2026 — darker is more documents
Dataset

Institutional document libraries (WordPress media API)

Institutional document libraries (WordPress media API). Collected from West African national governments (state) on a weekly cadence. 1,198 records spanning 2014-04-08 to 2026-09-05, covering BEN, BFA, CPV, TGO, MLI, GMB, GNB, NER, GIN, ...

· 2014-04-08 — 2026-09-05
politicsweeklyqualitative
Topic
Politics
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
West African national governments
Region
West Africa
country
Benin
Temporal Coverage
2014-04-08 — 2026-09-05
Data Source
wp_media_libraries
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
State/institutional copyright — index and link only
Tags
politics
weekly
qualitative
Description
Institutional document libraries (WordPress media API). Collected from West African national governments (state) on a weekly cadence. 1,198 records spanning 2014-04-08 to 2026-09-05, covering BEN, BFA, CPV, TGO, MLI, GMB, GNB, NER, GIN, SEN, NGA, GHA, MRT, SLE, LBR, CIV. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 1,198
temporal span: 2014-04-08 to 2026-09-05
countries covered: 16
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: State/institutional copyright — index and link only
republishable: NO — check licence
top countries: BEN (423), BFA (296), CPV (254), TGO (203), MLI (201)
record types: publication (1,095), development_plan (29), speech (25), legal_instrument (14), statistics (14), constitution (13)
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
Institutional document libraries (WordPress media API) — 11 most active of 11, 2014–2026 — darker is more documents
ICJ Corpus of Decisions (CD-ICJ) via Zenodo — 11 most active of 84, 1947–2023 — darker is more documents
Dataset

ICJ Corpus of Decisions (CD-ICJ) via Zenodo

ICJ Corpus of Decisions (CD-ICJ) via Zenodo. Collected from International Court of Justice (court) on a annual cadence. 2,290 records spanning 1947-07-31 to 2023-10-23, covering NGA, SEN, LBR, GIN, BFA, GNB, NER, GMB, MLI, BEN. Evidence ...

· 1947-07-31 — 2023-10-23
lawannualqualitative
Topic
Law
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
International Court of Justice
Region
West Africa
country
Nigeria
Temporal Coverage
1947-07-31 — 2023-10-23
Data Source
icj_cd_icj
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
CC0-1.0
Tags
law
annual
qualitative
Description
ICJ Corpus of Decisions (CD-ICJ) via Zenodo. Collected from International Court of Justice (court) on a annual cadence. 2,290 records spanning 1947-07-31 to 2023-10-23, covering NGA, SEN, LBR, GIN, BFA, GNB, NER, GMB, MLI, BEN. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 2,290
temporal span: 1947-07-31 to 2023-10-23
countries covered: 10
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: CC0-1.0
republishable: yes
top countries: NGA (38), SEN (33), LBR (30), GIN (24), BFA (16)
record types: JUD (1,096), ORD (999), ADV (194), corpus_archive (1)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
ICJ Corpus of Decisions (CD-ICJ) via Zenodo — 11 most active of 84, 1947–2023 — darker is more documents
ICC Case Law Database (Legal Tools, CILRAP) — records per situation / case — top 12 of 15
Dataset

ICC Case Law Database (Legal Tools, CILRAP)

ICC Case Law Database (Legal Tools, CILRAP). Collected from International Criminal Court (court) on a quarterly cadence. 2,414 records spanning coverage period not dated, covering CIV, MLI. Evidence is content-addressed: every record car...

· undated
lawquarterlyqualitative
Topic
Law
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
International Criminal Court
Region
West Africa
country
Côte d'Ivoire
Temporal Coverage
undated
Data Source
icc_legal_tools
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
ICC Legal Tools Database — free access; ICC documents per Court terms
Tags
law
quarterly
qualitative
Description
ICC Case Law Database (Legal Tools, CILRAP). Collected from International Criminal Court (court) on a quarterly cadence. 2,414 records spanning coverage period not dated, covering CIV, MLI. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 2,414
temporal span: coverage period not dated
countries covered: 2
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: ICC Legal Tools Database — free access; ICC documents per Court terms
republishable: NO — check licence
top countries: CIV (1,381), MLI (1,033)
record types: legal_finding (2,414)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
National
Thumbnail / Cover Image
ICC Case Law Database (Legal Tools, CILRAP) — records per situation / case — top 12 of 15
News & discourse feeds (via the brieffer RSS pipeline) — records per outlet — top 12 of 1364
Dataset

News & discourse feeds (via the brieffer RSS pipeline)

News & discourse feeds (via the brieffer RSS pipeline). Collected from News media (multiple outlets) (outlet) on a hourly cadence. 27,340 records spanning 2026-07-24 to 2026-09-08, covering NGA, GHA, CIV, SEN, MLI, NER, LBR, TGO, BEN, GI...

· 2026-07-24 — 2026-09-08
discoursehourlyqualitative
Topic
Discourse
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
News media (multiple outlets)
Region
West Africa
country
Nigeria
Temporal Coverage
2026-07-24 — 2026-09-08
Data Source
brieffer_rss
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
Mixed — per-publisher copyright; headlines and links only
Tags
discourse
hourly
qualitative
Description
News & discourse feeds (via the brieffer RSS pipeline). Collected from News media (multiple outlets) (outlet) on a hourly cadence. 27,340 records spanning 2026-07-24 to 2026-09-08, covering NGA, GHA, CIV, SEN, MLI, NER, LBR, TGO, BEN, GIN, CPV, BFA, GMB, SLE, GNB, MRT. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 27,340
temporal span: 2026-07-24 to 2026-09-08
countries covered: 16
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: secondary
licence: Mixed — per-publisher copyright; headlines and links only
republishable: NO — check licence
top countries: NGA (12,720), GHA (5,438), CIV (1,764), SEN (1,520), MLI (1,504)
record types: news_article (27,340)
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
News & discourse feeds (via the brieffer RSS pipeline) — records per outlet — top 12 of 1364
Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN OCHA) — 6,464 records by year of publication, 2021–2026
Dataset

Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN OCHA)

Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN OCHA). Collected from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (igo) on a daily cadence. 6,464 records spanning 2021-07-26 to 2026-09-07, covering NGA, MLI, BFA, NER, MRT, SEN, GIN, LBR, SLE, ...

· 2021-07-26 — 2026-09-07
developmentdailyquantitativequalitative
Topic
Development
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Quantitative
Institution / Source
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Region
West Africa
country
Nigeria
Temporal Coverage
2021-07-26 — 2026-09-07
Data Source
hdx_datasets
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
Varies per dataset — recorded per observation
Tags
development
daily
quantitative
qualitative
Description
Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN OCHA). Collected from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (igo) on a daily cadence. 6,464 records spanning 2021-07-26 to 2026-09-07, covering NGA, MLI, BFA, NER, MRT, SEN, GIN, LBR, SLE, BEN, GHA, CIV, GMB, TGO, GNB, CPV. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 6,464
temporal span: 2021-07-26 to 2026-09-07
countries covered: 16
data kind: quantitative, qualitative
evidence class: secondary
licence: Varies per dataset — recorded per observation
republishable: NO — check licence
top countries: NGA (660), MLI (656), BFA (656), NER (654), MRT (608)
record types: dataset (6,464)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
Humanitarian Data Exchange (UN OCHA) — 6,464 records by year of publication, 2021–2026
World Bank Documents & Reports (WDS) — 11 most active of 16, 2000–2026 — darker is more documents
Dataset

World Bank Documents & Reports (WDS)

World Bank Documents & Reports (WDS). Collected from World Bank Group (igo) on a weekly cadence. 7,811 records spanning 2000-01-01 to 2026-12-31, covering NGA, GHA, SEN, LBR, BEN, SLE, MRT, GMB, NER, GNB, BFA, MLI, TGO, CIV, GIN, CPV. Ev...

· 2000-01-01 — 2026-12-31
developmentweeklyqualitative
Topic
Development
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
World Bank Group
Region
West Africa
country
Nigeria
Temporal Coverage
2000-01-01 — 2026-12-31
Data Source
worldbank_documents
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
CC-BY-4.0 (most World Bank documents)
Tags
development
weekly
qualitative
Description
World Bank Documents & Reports (WDS). Collected from World Bank Group (igo) on a weekly cadence. 7,811 records spanning 2000-01-01 to 2026-12-31, covering NGA, GHA, SEN, LBR, BEN, SLE, MRT, GMB, NER, GNB, BFA, MLI, TGO, CIV, GIN, CPV. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 7,811
temporal span: 2000-01-01 to 2026-12-31
countries covered: 16
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: CC-BY-4.0 (most World Bank documents)
republishable: yes
top countries: NGA (656), GHA (575), SEN (536), LBR (518), BEN (504)
record types: Procurement Plan (2,979), Implementation Status and Results Report (818), Auditing Document (584), Brief (284), Project Paper (226), Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (213)
External Link
Source
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
World Bank Documents & Reports (WDS) — 11 most active of 16, 2000–2026 — darker is more documents
West African government publications (presidency, parliament, justice) — 11 most active of 12, 1999–2026 — darker is more documents
Dataset

West African government publications (presidency, parliament, justice)

West African government publications (presidency, parliament, justice). Collected from West African national governments (state) on a daily cadence. 20,810 records spanning 1999-11-30 to 2026-09-08, covering BFA, MLI, SEN, NGA, CPV, NER,...

· 1999-11-30 — 2026-09-08
politicsdailyqualitative
Topic
Politics
Publication Date
Dataset Category
Qualitative
Institution / Source
West African national governments
Region
West Africa
country
Burkina Faso
Temporal Coverage
1999-11-30 — 2026-09-08
Data Source
gov_documents
Dataset Version
observatory/2026-09-08
License_pro
Crown/state copyright, varies by country — index and link only
Tags
politics
daily
qualitative
Description
West African government publications (presidency, parliament, justice). Collected from West African national governments (state) on a daily cadence. 20,810 records spanning 1999-11-30 to 2026-09-08, covering BFA, MLI, SEN, NGA, CPV, NER, TGO, GNB, SLE, GIN, BEN, GMB, CIV, GHA, LBR, MRT. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
Variables / Indicators
records: 20,810
temporal span: 1999-11-30 to 2026-09-08
countries covered: 16
data kind: qualitative
evidence class: primary
licence: Crown/state copyright, varies by country — index and link only
republishable: NO — check licence
top countries: BFA (4,408), MLI (4,336), SEN (4,332), NGA (3,720), CPV (3,381)
record types: extracted_text (12,794), publication (6,077), legal_instrument (1,298), speech (598), attached_document (43)
Date Updated
Geographic Scope
Regional — West Africa
Thumbnail / Cover Image
West African government publications (presidency, parliament, justice) — 11 most active of 12, 1999–2026 — darker is more documents

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